harm reduction

Birth of a Movement

Helen Redmond / Filter Jun 6, 2025 An exhibition at a MoMA affiliate remembers the difficult early days of harm reduction in the 1990s. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

A New Dawn for the Failed War on Drugs

Mattha Busby / Truthdig Feb 6, 2025 Across the globe, policymakers are reckoning with the reality that drug use is increasing to historic levels. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

U.S. Continues To Pump Billions Into International Drug War

Mattha Busby / Filter Dec 10, 2024 Since 1971, the U.S. has spent more than $1 trillion on the War on Drugs, through a law enforcement-focused approach that has continued despite evidence it doesn't work. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

‘War on Cartels’ and Harm Reduction in Peril

Manisha Krishnan / Filter Nov 19, 2024 The dangers of drug policy under Trump. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

How I Terrified Teenagers About AIDS in the 90s—and Why I Stopped

Jonathan Kirkpatrick / Filter Mag Aug 28, 2023 Learning to do HIV peer education in the ’90s, by unlearning what to say: confessions of a former instructor. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )